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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Back in my good blogger days, I had always watched bloggers do their bump updates and couldn't wait until I was able to do them.

Then I became pregnant.

I was tired, exhausted, nauseous, house hunting, moving, preparing for baby and it never worked out for me. There are drafts and drafts where I started to sit down and right each week but never quite made it through.

From all of these started posts, I have pulled together the best moments from this pregnancy.

I was very fortunate to have a fairly good pregnancy. There was hardly
anything I could actually complain about that wasn't a mere annoyance more than
anything. I mean the preggo swaddle...kinda comes with the territory I suppose.
My body did take to pregnancy very well.

First Trimester

Call me the lady that didn't have morning sickness. I didn't get sick once
during those first few months, but oh the nausea was definitely a foe. It
started around 12 o'clock in the afternoon so lunchtime was always awesome.

Naps on naps on naps.

I was the woman at work that was trying to hold my what I thought was a
green face so I avoided the lunchroom, I would sit at my desk and try to
choke down some sort of food while also swigging down some ginger ale followed
by a ginger drop and quite possibly a few crackers. Anything to get rid of it.

Meat was not my friend at all. Looking out it, smelling it, thinking about
it...it just did not agree with me. My poor husband really suffered because
even smelling the cooking of it made me sick. He was responsible for most
dinners if he actually wanted meat.

Chicken kind of lingered throughout my whole pregnancy and even now I'm
still trying to like it again. I'm getting a lot better it was a lot of chicken
Parm for a while but I am able to kind of have chicken mixture and I can't have
regular grill chicken yet just sitting on my plate but it does have to be mixed
with something.

Eggs were a big nausea trigger for sure. I learned that on our trip to
Myrtle Beach during breakfast. I had to French toast and felt very nauseous
after that which is weird because it was bread. So the next day I tried
pancakes still nauseous so we kind of narrowed it down that it was the egg and
I tried regular eggs and it definitely was them. Bummer too because we were egg
in the morning people.

A craving that I had to have, frozen yogurt. It was frozen yogurt after
dinner, during a Saturday, had to have it.

It was great getting to tell everyone during those first few weeks. Family
was first, followed by close friends, followed by social media ;) You can read
all about it here. Once everyone knew, it felt so much more real because we
could openly talk about it and people were getting excited just as much as us.

Second Trimester

Coming into the second semester was absolutely wonderful. When people tell
you that that it gets much better they are absolutely correct.

I had a lot more energy, was napping less, and my nausea definitely
subsided. I felt like I could actually eat again like my normal self. Minus
meat, that took a little longer to not make me want to be sick.

My cravings around then we're ice cream sandwiches. I had a dream that I had
an ice cream sandwich in my purse that I was super concerned I was not going to
have time to eat. Crazy pregnancy dreams everyone.

Doctor’s appointments were pretty routine month after month during this
time. I did have to go for some extra genetic testing. My dad has
hemochromatosis which is a genetic disorder that I was never tested for myself
so I was sent to a genetic counselor to be tested and kind of go through things
to make sure that we were aware what would happen if I had it if the baby had
it etc. Because of this we were able to have an extra ultrasound at 15 weeks
that allowed us to know the gender early. We weren’t ready. I wasn’t ready. And
we held on to that precious envelope for a few weeks before we opened it.

I bought my first pair of maternity pants towards the end of my second
trimester. The hair tie trick was just not cutting it anymore. But let me tell
you, I was loving the elastic feel of a waste band. Having to go back to
buttons and zippers was very unfortunate.

Me and the little one travelled to Chicago twice during the second
trimester. The first trip I was really nervous, but opting for the extra leg
room on the plane was definitely the right choice. And not having to worry
about ordering the dessert at every company dinner, a plus.

Chicago Bump

Third Trimester

When I entered my third trimester I remember I was in complete shock that I
was actually that far. I would also like to say that I entered my third
trimester about a week before we were about to close on our house. Cue all
kinds of panic that we were going to have to move and we were already in the
third trimester and technically he could've come any time after Christmas on.
See where my pregnancy anxiety was going with this?

Napping with my first baby

One thing I will always be grateful for was that I still felt great. Sorry
if you hate me for it.

I remember people asking me “how are you feeling, now?” and “are you so over
being pregnant?” and my answer was
always, still pretty good and honestly, I’m enjoying it. I was still climbing
on the floor and getting up off the floor. Maybe not as graceful as before but
it wasn’t difficult.

I was still exercising quite a bit. My feet never swelled (just my calves)
and there were no complaints really that I had. I mean otherwise of the normal
had to go the bathroom all the time. But I was in no way ready to be done and
have him here.

My baby shower was excellent thrown by my sister, my cousin, and my best
friend with a Winter Wonderland theme. It was a beautiful day and baby was
definitely loved on.

Oh, did I mention I turned 30 while pregnant? Cuz I did. And while I was bummed no alcohol involved I was pampered for sure. Still can't believe I hit the big 3-0. Celebrating half birthdays is a thing, right?

I started my maternity leave at 37 weeks because I'm fortunate to have been
paid for it so I wanted to kind of get things situated with our house. I also
thought for sure the little baby would be coming early or at the very latest on
time. He obviously disagreed with me and had his own plans.

At my 40 week appointment, they had prepared us that we would discuss
induction if I made it to my 41 week appointment. This was the week I tried
everything thrown at me to get the baby out. Garlic, oregano, cinnamon, walking,
walking, walking. But he wasn’t budging.

At my 41 week appointment I was
hooked up to a nonstress test. He sounded fine, his heart rate was great. They
suggested an induction starting on Sunday but I possibly could go till the next
week until that Thursday if I chose.

We did opt for the induction to get him out a little bit earlier because I
had read that the baby could become stressed being in that long. Lo and behold this little guy came at 41 weeks
and three days. The day I was supposed to start my induction. This story to
come.

Last bump picture <3

So if you got through all this ramble, you can see I did enjoy my pregnancy
and there are times I miss my little baby bump. I keep joking that the next one
might give me a run for my money pregnancy wise. But I would never be the one
to say I didn't like it or was rushing through it. My little Lucas was good to
me.

Monday, May 22, 2017

As I sit here so very sleep deprived, I am thinking about just how nice my weekend was. Missing my little man during the week makes me want to take advantage of all the niggles and hugs I can get in the weekend

So I did just that. I only left the house to go to Target for about an hour. Otherwise, it was at home with the little guy.

Family visited throughout the weekend to love on the little guy. My sister brought us breakfast Sunday and looked after the babe just long enough for me to get my meals ready for the week.

Lucas came down with his first daycare sniffles. So not fun. Saturday night and last night was a lot of restless sleep making sure he was ok. I mean, those baby coughs and sneezes break your heart. But he was still all smiles. I think daycare thought I was lying when I dropped him off today.

Monday, May 8, 2017

When I go to write the weekend recap I kind of sit here and wonder now, is my weekend that exciting? Do people want to read about it?

I mean, this weekend it was an early morning, visiting daycare with grandma and grandpa, Saladworks (our favorite), family nap, more naps, chores, then it was all over it seemed.

Then I look at what the weekend really was.

It was waking up to cutest baby smiles and coos I never want to forget. And the fact he already wants to hold his bottle by himself.

Getting more comfortable with the daycare by going to the grand opening. I mean, these people will essentially be teaching my little baby lots of what he needs to know. It's also the start of me being a working mom and I have a funny feeling I'll discover a whole new version of strength.

Family naps. Just sleep is something to be celebrated but the snuggles while napping? Never want to forget the small baby smell, arms flung out and mouth opened in an "O."

Our weekends might have changed from going place to place to spending most of our time at home, but these small moments are all moments I don't want to forget. And these will mean so much when I go back to work.

So if you show up here in Mondays ( sometimes Tuesdays) and wonder why I'm telling you all about breakfast or mowing the lawn, this is why. The small things I always want to remember.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Just stopping in on a Tuesday to update you on our weekend because that's the norm around here I guess.

We visited a local winery Saturday for their annual Baconfest! It included wine and food trucks, with lots of bacon on the side.

It was also Lucas's first visit to a winery, but not his last for sure.

It will also be a great place for him as he gets older because momma can drink some wine while he plays on the playground. Don't worry he will always be properly supervised.

Also let's talk about the weather this weekend. It was a balmy 88 here on Saturday. Legit felt like the middle of summer, but nope just the end of April. We had prepared for a little bit warmer weather but anticipated clouds. Good thing the winery had inside where we hung out with the little man to keep him cool. But then Sunday was a much cooler 65. How do we go for a twenty degree difference in two days? Oh mother nature.

We had some friends over to visit Sunday, had the windows open and did some house cleaning. And some exercising.

Overall, a nice weekend taking the little man out and relaxing. I can't believe this weekend will be the last one before I go to work. Cue all the tears. And the madness that will be this weekend as I make sure I have everything together.